Transom Capital buys Conair’s professional liquids division; adds to Beauty Quest Group
Transom Capital Group has acquired Conair Corp.’s professional liquids division for an undisclosed sum and will be added to Transom’s Beauty Quest Group. Beauty Quest Group makes and markets branded and private label hair care, color …
Dr. Larry Beaver to present Biodegradability & Biosustainability at SATA Fall Meeting
39th Annual SATA Fall Meeting Hilton Head Marriott, Hilton Head Island, SC September 24-26, 2019 Biodegradability and Biosustainability- Options, Adoption & Growth Dr. Larry Beaver, RSC Bio Solutions Thursday, September 26 9:15-9:45am Regulatory changes, end-user perception, and the demands of the “big-box” stores and …
Cartoon caption contest from Spray magazine
SPRAY invites readers participate in our Blast from the Past Cartoon Caption Contest. Directions: Write a witty caption for this 1958 cartoon from Aerosol Age, SPRAY’s pre-1992 incarnation. Deadline is Friday July 12. Email your …
ACI & HCPA issue joint statement concerning NY Dioxane Bill
Manufacturing Groups: Dioxane Bill Could Take Familiar and Trusted Products Off Store Shelves Governor Cuomo Urged to Work for Collaborative, Pragmatic Solution The CEOs of associations representing the household and commercial cleaning product supply chain are urging Governor …
Designer Ross Lovegrove is Guest of Honor at Luxe Pack Monaco
British designer Ross Lovegrove, who designs iconic packaging for luxury brands, is the Guest of Honor at Luxe Pack Monaco 2019. Lovegrove will speak on Monday, September 30 at 2:30 p.m. about “Beauty & Logic,” …
LINDAL’s Peter Morgan to retire; Aptar’s Rob Parkes joins company
LINDAL Group’s UK Sales Manager, Peter Morgan, is set to retire July 31. Morgan joined LINDAL in 1985 at the company’s Leighton Buzzard, UK site and has been a key part of the UK business’s …
Coty launches “Turnaround Plan” to boost businesses, streamline operations
Coty Inc. has introduced a "Turnaround Plan" to drive improvement in Consumer Beauty and optimize its Luxury and Professional Beauty businesses. The four-year plan focuses on three pillars: rediscovering growth such as an innovation pipeline; …
PARG & HCPA issue call for comments on new PARG Methods 20.0 & 21.0
The Plastic Aerosol Research Group, LLC (PARG) and the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) are seeking comments on PARG’s new methods—PARG Method 20.0 “UV Exposure Using Xenon Arc Light Apparatus Aerosol Products in Plastic …
Ozone-Depleting Substances & Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations
The words “ozone depletion” describe two related occurrences that have been observed over the past 50 years: a steady decline in the total amount of ozone in the Earth’s atmosphere as well as a large …
The corrosion of refillable multiple-use packaging—Part II
With SUSAN WHITWORTH Tait, Ph.D. Executive Director & CFO, Pair O Docs Professionals, LLC Hello, Everyone. We again have a paradox—both docs from Pair O Docs Professionals LLC. are authoring this month’s edition of Corrosion Corner. Last month, we …